Resilient wheel.



' G, R. GAY & J.,U. STREIBIGH.'

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.25,1911.

Patented July 11, 1911/ UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

GEORGE R. GAY Ann JOHN c. STREIBICH, or LITTLE 'nocx, ARKANSAS.

RESILIEN'J. WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE R. Gxrand' JOHN C. STREIBIOI-I, citizens of the United States, both residing at Little Rock, Pula ski 5 county, State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient WVheels; and we do declare the following to-be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, attention being called tothe drawing which accompanies this application and forms a part thereof. This invention relates to improvement in the construction of wheels in which sprin s are used to impart resiliency obtaine by means of pneumatic tires to overcome vibration of. the axle and to neutralize effects of jars upon the same when thewheels travel over rough and uneven ground. The lIlVBl'ltlOIl consls'ts of the construction hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim and as illustrated in the accompanydrawing, in which Y igure 1, illustrates our improved wheel in side-elevation with parts shown broken 2 awa'yand in section. Fig. 2, shows a por- Flg. 3, 1s a cross-sectlon throughthe outer part of.

tion of Fig. 1, at enlarged scale.

Two rims are used in the construction of i this wheel, aninner one A, and an outer one B, yieldingly spaced therefrom by a number of sprlngs interposed between them.

and holding them normally in concentric relation. p I

. C is the. hub and D are the spokesholding hub and inner rim A rigidly to each other.

40 We use two sets of springs to hold the \rims yieldingly spaced from each other, leaf spring E connected to one rim and coil springs F connected to the other rim. The

leaf springs.may consist of' one 'or more leaves and we prefer to connect them to the inner rim A, bolts 8 being used and applied between their ends with a washer 9 interpose {The action of these springs is transmitte tothe outer rim by means of rollers 10, mounted in boxes 11 which are rigidly connected to the free ends of these springs Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 11, 1911. Application filed February 25,1911. Serial No. 610,809.

by bolts or rivets. The opposite sides in each box are provided with openings 12 which receive the journals of these rollers. .(See Fig. 4.) The action of these leafsprings is augmented by coil-springs F, two

being used in connection with each leafspring and connected at one of their ends to boxes 11 and at their other end to a fitting provided on the inside of the-outer base 14 attached by screws or rivets to the outer rim. The coil springs may have hooks formed on each end, to facilitate their connection, and oneofwhich engages eye 13 and the other an opening'15 in boxes 11. As the inner rim vibrates when the. wheel is under load, the affected springs yield accordingly and the rollers move on the outer rim: To prevent one rim and opposite the point of connectionof p the leaf springs to the inner rim. These fittings consist of an eye 13 and of a flanged I rim from" moving independently in, a rotary direction with referenceto the other one under excess ve strain, we may provide chains 16 1n one or more places which connect one of boxes 11 to eye 13 of thenearest fittingand limit positively any movement of this kind. These chains are by preference contained within the coil-springs which connect these particular members as shown in Fig.2.

Both rims are of substantially 'U-shaped cross-sectional profile with theiropen sides opposite each other as best shown in Fig. 3,

but with their free edges spaced from each other to prevent contact when the vibratingrim moves to or fron'rthe other one. The space between the sides of the two rims is closed by annular strips 17 of pliable material, leather or canvas for instance, which strips are held in place by rings 18 forced into annular groo'vesprovided around the edges of the rims.

For convenience i1.

manufacture the outer rim is made in two sections,-laterally connected by bolts 19. Flanges 20 are provided on the outer' rim which receive between them a cushion tire 21.

. Having described our lnvent ion, we claim,

leaf-springs connected between their ends to the inner rlm, boxes con-taming roller- In a resilient wheel, the combination of an inner run, an outer rlm spaced therefrom,-

bearings provided on the free ends of these our signatures in the presence of two Witsprings, rollers mounted in these boxes and nesses.

in contact with the outer rim a coil-spring connected at one end to each box and an attachmg devlce on the outer rim and between the rollers to which the other ends Witnesses:

of the coil-springs connect. a v o G. D. M. HENDERsoN,

In testimony whereof, we hereunto affix J. H. JONES.

v v Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

